Looking across to some of Corviglia's off piste terrain on Las Trais Flours.

Glünetta hut serves up fantastic local fare in a lux environment.

Corviglia ski terrain.

Corviglia off piste skiing from Piz Nair summit into the Val Suvretta.

Piz Nair chutes at Corviglia.

Ski Corviglia, St Mpritz.

The view across to Corvatsch.

The gondola from Celerina to Marguns at Corviglia.

Las Trais Fluors skiing at Corviglia, St Moritz.

Covigliia skiing.

Early birds can the worms at St Moritz.

Need a reason to come to come to St Moritz & Corviglia?

Corviglia ski resort.

Funicular up Corviglia from St Moritz.

The Alpina hut sits prominently ready for apres at Corviglia.

The view over Celerina, St Moritz's understated neighbour.

Corviglia

Corviglia Ski Resort St Moritz Switzerland

Corviglia ski resort is the closest skiing area to St Moritz Switzerland, with lift access straight from the centre of town. The perfect sunny pistes of Corviglia are exactly the image one's mind conjures up when visualising skiing in St Moritz.

With over 155km of piste trails and 1337m of vertical, Corviglia is a huge ski resort on its own. To increase the size & diversity of the St Moritz skiing area, it is lift pass linked to several other great local resorts including Corvatsch & Diavolezza Lagalb.

The Powderhounds reviewed Corviglia in 2018, stay tuned for our photos and insights.

Summary of Pros & Cons for Corviglia Ski Resort

Pros

Superb, perfectly groomed intermediate piste trails;

Modern lifts;

No lift lines;

Very good off piste opportunities;

Fresh tracks available for days after a snowfall;

Some challenging, steep off piste chutes;

St Moritz's best learn to ski areas;

Excellent transport links to the resort;

Good après ski on the mountain;

First rate restaurant food.;

World beating non ski activities.

Cons

Expensive lift ticket;

Expensive accommodation & restaurant food;

Funicular from St Moritz up to Corviglia is awful;

Limited ski in / ski out accommodation.

Pro or Con Depending On Your Perspective

Very, very quiet on the slopes before 10am;

Closest ski resort to the town of St Moritz;

All terrain south facing & sunny.

St Moritz Skiing & Snowboarding

St Moritz's three separate ski areas of Corviglia, Corvatsch and Diavolezza Lagalb offer completely different skiing experiences. Corviglia is the standout for the majority of skiers & snowboarders with its modern lifts, sunny open terrain and perfect grooming.

Corviglia is a piste skiers paradise directly above St Moritz. Accessed by four different points in the valley, its 155km of sunny south facing slopes are wonderful for combining fast turns & long lunches. The off piste is vast as well & includes everything from expert only chutes to wide open alpine bowls. Small areas of north facing terrain hold fresh lines for many days after the last snowfall.

Strangely, the worst place to access the ski area is from the centre of St Moritz via a two stage funicular. The villages of Celerina and St Moritz Bad (as in ‘spa’) on the fringes are better via gondola & cable car. Those starting early are rewarded at Corviglia as the piste trails will be deliciously perfect and totally deserted until after 1030ish when the glitterati finally get out.

Corviglia is St Moritz's best place for children and those wanting to learn to ski. Two base area (Celerina & Suvretta) & three higher elevation locations (Salastrains, Corviglia & Marguns) provide a great variety of learn to ski areas. Salastrains is usually accessed via a horse drawn sleigh ride for new skiers - what a beautiful way to start skiing!

There are plans to replace the Corviglia's Signal cable car (St Moritz Bad) with a gondola & also to lift link Corviglia to Corvatsch via a gondola from the Signal car park to above Corvatsch’s Hahnensee run. A tasty prospect indeed & one that will turn St Moritz Corviglia into truly one of the great ski resorts of the world.